Wire support



March 24, 1931. PUTNAM 1,797,355

WTRE SUPPOR T I Filed July 17, 1929 INVENTOR El? Flu/wally ATTORNEYPatented Mar. 24, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HOWARD P. PUTNAM, OFUPPER DARBY, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPHCOMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK WIRE SUPPORT Application filed July17, 1929. Serial No. 379,038.

This invention relates to supports for wires, and more particularly tosupports for drop wires which extend from a messenger wire to asubscribers station.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a support for dropwires at a point where they leave the messenger wire.

A further object consists in providing a device of comparatively simpleand inexpensive construction which may be readily and quickly applied tomessenger wires and detached therefrom in an expeditious manner.

These and further objects of the invention will be apparent from thefollowing description, when considered in connection with theaccompanying drawing in which one embodiment of the invention isillustrated.

The novel features which are considered characteristic of this inventionare set forth with particularity in the appended claim. The inventionitself, both as to its organization and method of operation, togetherwith other objects and advantages thereof, will be further explained inthe following detailed description having reference to the accompanyingdrawing consisting of the following figures:

Figure 1 is an elevation of a pair of disengaged wire members which areadapted to be attached to each other in interlocked relation androtatably support an insulator.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the improved device showing it inposition on a messenger wire.

Referring to the drawing, in which the improved device is illustrated,the reference characters 5 and 6 designate two wire memhers of likeformation throughout. The members 5 and 6 are each provided on one endwith an offset hook portion 7 and. the hook and vertical portions of themembers 5 and 6 are connected by curved shoulder portions. By turningthe other ends of said members to a substantially horizontal position sothat they lie perpendicular to the vertical portions, the horizontallypositioned portions of the members 5 and 6 form angular extensions 9.The extremities of the extensions 9 are bent downwardly as shown by theportion to which the numerals 10 are applied.

In assembling the improved device for use, the hook portions 7 of themembers 5 and 6 are oppositely positioned with respect to each other,and the angular extensions 9 are inserted from opposite sides of aninsulator 11 through a central opening provided therein. The downwardlybent portions 10 of said angular extensions are inserted through theloops 8 of the oppositely positioned members 5 and 6, and the upperportions of these members are rotated toward each other. The positioningof the similarly formed members 5 and 6 in opposite relations to eachother causes the angular portions 9 of these members to extend in anopposite direction to each other. The extensions 9, as more clearlyshown in Fig. 2 of the drawing, pass over each other when their bentportions 10 are inserted in the loops 8 of the opposite members. Tensionis exerted by each of these members on the opposite member when in theposition described above and rotated toward each. other. This rotationcauses said members to be secured together in interlocked relation, andheld in this position on a supporting messenger wire to be presentlydescribed.

The. insulator 11, which is shown as having two circumferential grooves,is rotatably mounted on the locked angular projections 9, and serves tosupport a pair of wires thereon at a point where they leave themessenger wire 13 to be connected to a substation.

The hook members 7 are adapted to be sprung over the messenger wire 13and be supported thereby. The pressure applied to the hook members bythe angular extensions when coupled together and their vertical portionsrotated toward each other, and interlocked as above outlined, causessaid hook members to rigidly grip the messenger wire. This rigidgripping action is such as to cause the improved device to be held in ahorizontal position on the messenger wire, as indicated in Fig. 2, andtends to prevent longitudinal or rotary movement of the device on themessenger wire.

The drop wires 12 may be extended from a I terminal box positioned on apole, and strung for the sake of clearness.

alon the messenger wire through cable rings 14 a Xed thereto, and saidrings may be somewhat tilted. The ring adjacent to the support servesalso to position the drop wires so that they may more directly andreadily enter the grooves on the insulator. The drop Wires may be fixedto the insulator by the usual tie wires which have not been illustratedThe drop wires, after leaving the insulator, may extend to thesubstation they are to connect.

What is claimed is:

In a wire support, a pair of supporting members, an insulator, eachsupporting member being formed with a loop and an extension, said loopsand extensions being so formed that the extension of each supportingmember engages in the loop of the other member to interlock and form abearing for the insulator, and hook members for gripping a supportingstrand whereby when said hook members are applied to the strand theextensions are firmly held together.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification this12th day of July,1929.

HOWARD P. PUTNAM.

